Bill Text: IL HR0939 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulates Sybil Mervis on being honored with the 2018 historical preservation award from the Illiana Genealogical & Historical Society Foundation

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Passed) 2018-04-09 - Resolution Adopted [HR0939 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-HR0939-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
Representatives wish to congratulate Sybil Mervis on receiving
the Illiana Genealogical & Historical Society Foundation's
annual historical preservation award; and
WHEREAS, The Foundation annually recognizes a deserving
individual who has made significant contributions to preserve
local history; and
WHEREAS, Sybil Mervis moved to Danville 60 years ago when
she married Louis Mervis and has been an integral community
volunteer and leader for the last six decades; this recognition
highlights her steadfast commitment and outstanding
accomplishments regarding historical preservation on the local
and family level; and
WHEREAS, An author, writer, and memoirist, Sybil Mervis has
published several books, articles, and pamphlets on local and
family history; her latest book, In the Middle, details her
youth growing up in Bloomington; she also penned A Great
Depression Courtship, about the early lives and courtship of
her parents; she painstakingly researched the histories of the
Jewish communities of Danville and Attica, Indiana, which were
published in various media, including The Heritage magazine of

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the Vermilion County Museum Society, booklets, and a chapter of
History of Fountain County, Indiana; researching the history of
her family farm's property near Potomac, she wrote What the
River Hid, the story of the Meneley Mill on the Middlefork
River; she has written multiple pamphlets on family history, as
well as a biography of her late mother-in-law, the Life of
Martha Mervis; she researched the history of the Danville
Public Library, which was published in articles in The
Heritage; she also co-wrote two local civic booklets, Know Your
City and Danville Digest of Local Government; and
WHEREAS, Sybil Mervis is recognized for her contributions
in the area of historical preservation, which have been
integrated with her decades-long involvement as a tireless
advocate for the Danville Public Library, the Vermilion County
Museum, and local education; she has devoted many hours of
volunteer time and generously supported these areas over the
years; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
congratulate Sybil Mervis on receiving the Illiana
Genealogical & Historical Society Foundation's annual
historical preservation award, and we recognize her
contributions to preserving the history of our State; and be it
further

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RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to Sybil Mervis as an expression of our esteem and
respect.